'57 QUAD HEADLIGHT CONVERSION-REVERSED!

[CobraJoe]

Bill, the second attempt by Carpenters was good, I made the UPS guy wait while I opened it, lol.

[mustang6984]

Lookin' oh so good! that white...is REALLY white!

[Marc]

Joe that's really looking good!
what size & brand are those tires? I'm about to pull the trigger on some WW bias plies.

[CobraJoe]

Thanks for the kind words guys, much appreciated.

Marc, they are BFG SilverTown 7.50 - 14 bias ply.

[Marc]

Thanks Joe. That's the size I'm planning to run. Those have a nice look.

[CobraJoe]

Thanks, when I just bought the set for my '39, I called Coker directly; they were very helpful and shipped them out right away at a really good price too.

[Ecode70D]

Rich......I'm glad that you suggested to Joe that he put his  cool 57 into a build thread.
Joe......  That was a good move.  Now it is all in one place.  Fellow members I just want you to know that I drove Joe's 57 Ford.  It drives and handles like a brand new car.  When it is all done with the new 57 headlight assembly and the other cosmetic work, you are going to be very happy.   Jay
                                                                                                                                                                                                   
       
       

[CobraJoe]

Thanks Jay, was nice meeting up with you again, hopefully we can get a cruise night in this summer; maybe we can get DJ to come and pickup those '58 headlights in person!   

Before I went by your shop, I finished cleaning up the grill and the wiring harnesses. One step closer...





Also test fitted the new nose emblem:

[Ecode70D]

Joe
  It was nice hooking up with you today also.
   You grill looks real nice.  Right or wrong, I use a brush and paint the inside of them just to help hold back the rust that likes to form
in hidden places..   Jay

[Lou]

I have a show chrome front and rear bumper for a 57 Fairlane/Fairlane 500, never on car. Make me a offer, but they have to be picked up here (Milford, Connecticut)....Lou

[CobraJoe]

Lou, I sent you a PM

[RICH MUISE]

Ditto on painting the back side of the grille. I used por-15, brushed on also. Underside of splashpan was por-15'd before undercoating and paint, it's pretty tough stuff. I think I used por-15 silver to do the backside of the bumper.....not positive on that, but I was getting a little fanatical on por-15-ing for protection on everything not finish painted or normally visible..

[mustang6984]

I am thinking seriously of POR-15 covering my frame. I can buy a cheap paint gun and spray it on and then if the gun doesn't clean up well enough to other uses...no big deal. There is a treatment to be put on over it,then it's good to go. Cheaper than powder coating and just as durable...maybe more so.
I POR-15 covered the inside of both of the 1/4 panels I replaced on my '69 Fastback Mustang before we welded them on. I am thinking about doing the underside of that car and the Courier as well before painting them. That stuff is hard as nails!   

[CobraJoe]

Thanks guys, I've used POR-15 in the past with mixed results. I use to use there Black on the Cobra chassis and on my plow.
I actually sandblasted all the accessories and parts for my 6V92 DDEC's in my boat and used POR-15 White on them. A week later they were not dry, and had to wash them all down and start over with a different product. You know how that stuff dries and you can't pry the cover off the can, you actually destroy the cover trying to remove it, well I left the can open for 3 days, and it never got hard. I brought it back to my paint supplier and they had it under the counter for a month waiting for the Rep to show up and it still stayed liquid.
Ever since then, I have switched to Rust Bullet with great results. I will probably use it on my '57.
I even used it on my '96 bronco when I built it a couple of years ago:

[mustang6984]

Never heard of Rust Bullet. I have never seen it in any paint store either. Where did you find it? Now you have my curiosity up.